Hi Catalina,
I sent you a PM regarding your post. I hope to hear from you about it.
Thank you very much
I sent you a PM regarding your post. I hope to hear from you about it.
Thank you very much
live-in caregiver
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Thanks for the post can you give more information regard the agency you just mentioned and did you see any africans
Uhm, most countries to not give any preference to Filipinos. The overwhelming majority of immigration programs are fairly neutral in regards to country, though I believe that for some U.S. immigration programs the Philippines have actually retrogressed and Filipinos actually have less chance movement in immigration processing than most other countries.
That being said, I wish everyone luck with immigration, no matter where they are from or where they are going.
That being said, I wish everyone luck with immigration, no matter where they are from or where they are going.
catalinacatalina51 said:
There was a woman on this forum who was a live-in caregiver employer in ON who'd researched this and said 30 hours a week is considered full time for a live-in caregiver, at least in ON. If you use the search function, you can probably find her posts regarding this.
sak said:
You have to check the provincial standard for full time work in your province. So if the provincial standard for Ontario is 30 hrs per week for full time work hours then the caregiver can apply for PR after being employed for 24 months in three years.
according to the new law for LCP, 3900 hours of work, then a caregiver can apply for a PR.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
totallymomy said:according to the new law for LCP, 3900 hours of work, then a caregiver can apply for a PR.
Hope this helps
does this mean a live in caregiver who works 40 hours per week will be allowed to apply for PR before s/he had finished the 24 months? Will you please provide the link to this new law? Thanks.
Yes, according to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2009/2009-12-12.asp
However, these are proposed changes as of December 12, 2009. The application guide for the live-in caregiver currently on the website is dated November 2009 so this is still not in effect.
This will also affect live-in caregivers with a shorter work week than the standard 37.5 hours (actually 40 hours if you take 2 weeks vacation per year). Currently, live-in caregivers in for example Ontario are considered full time if they work 30 hours or more so they have been applying after 2 years of 30 hours a week. Under the new scheme, they would need 2 and a half years to qualify, that is if they never take a vacation.
However, these are proposed changes as of December 12, 2009. The application guide for the live-in caregiver currently on the website is dated November 2009 so this is still not in effect.
This will also affect live-in caregivers with a shorter work week than the standard 37.5 hours (actually 40 hours if you take 2 weeks vacation per year). Currently, live-in caregivers in for example Ontario are considered full time if they work 30 hours or more so they have been applying after 2 years of 30 hours a week. Under the new scheme, they would need 2 and a half years to qualify, that is if they never take a vacation.
@Leon: aww really, so in Ontario.. one cannot work more than 30 hours a week? what if the caregiver wants to do overtime? to be able to reach 3900 hours faster.
When will the new law take effect? those caregivers whos visas has been approved after Dec 12,2009?
Thanks!
When will the new law take effect? those caregivers whos visas has been approved after Dec 12,2009?
Thanks!
totallymomy said:
I think the minimum standard of full time work in Ontario is 30 hours per week, but it can be more depending upon what is on the contract.
In Ontario, 30 hours a week is considered full time for caregivers but that does not mean that you can not work overtime. In each province, there are different labour standards for the maximum weekly hours and/or overtime hours of live in caregivers as well as other workers.
If you choose to do overtime to try to reach 3900 hours faster, you can do that but so far, these are only proposed changes, not a law. If these proposed changes become reality, it will be announced on the CIC website as well as who it will apply to.
You can find a table at http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/advertReq/wageadreq.shtml listing "maximum hours" for live in caregivers in all provinces but those might only be listing maximum regular hours by contract. Overtime hours might be allowed if paid as such. You basically have to look up the labour standards in your province or call Service Canada and ask them.
If you choose to do overtime to try to reach 3900 hours faster, you can do that but so far, these are only proposed changes, not a law. If these proposed changes become reality, it will be announced on the CIC website as well as who it will apply to.
You can find a table at http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/advertReq/wageadreq.shtml listing "maximum hours" for live in caregivers in all provinces but those might only be listing maximum regular hours by contract. Overtime hours might be allowed if paid as such. You basically have to look up the labour standards in your province or call Service Canada and ask them.
Leon said:
This will be good for caregivers who have worked for 24 months but did not finish in 3 years, and as such are not eligible to apply for permanent residency under the old guidelines (law).
job_seeker said:
If you read the proposal at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2009/2009-12-12.asp they are proposing that the time will be lengthened to 4 years so 3900 hours in 4 years to be able to apply.
Leon said:
Thanks Leon. This would really be great
Just skimmed through the article earlier and didn't see the 4 years.Similar threads
